1 st Grade Mrs. Black 1-205 Mrs. DeVito 1-206 Mrs. Kane 1-207 Ms. Chiarulli 1-209 Ms. Gomez 1-209 Ms. Falconer K/1/2-116
Dec 13, 2015
1st Grade
Mrs. Black 1-205Mrs. DeVito 1-206Mrs. Kane 1-207
Ms. Chiarulli 1-209Ms. Gomez 1-209
Ms. Falconer K/1/2-116
• Your child will bring home a homework notebook ( orange) this is where they will do their work (worksheets, writing, etc) and have their reading log.
• They will also bring home their PS 39 agenda book. This is where their HW schedule will be posted as well as any parent/teacher communication.
• Your child may also take home their Journeys or Math In Focus Workbook.• Read the entire schedule Monday and do only what is assigned for the day. • Make sure to record what your child has read and sign their reading log.• There will be a weekly reminder box at the bottom of the homework schedule
each week.
ScienceUnits of Study
• Air and Weather• Solids and Liquids• Insects
Science Notebook (green) will go home once a month, as well as before a formal assessment.Each unit has a parent letter and home connection assignments.
Please look over and sign the last page.
Reading
We use a balanced literacy approach in the workshop model format which includes the following components:
Shared ReadingGuided ReadingLiteracy Centers
Shared Reading
• Whole group meets on the rug and reads a story, poem or informational text.
• Students are involved in accountable talk in which they discuss high level questions.
Guided Reading
• Small group instruction in which students are engaged in activities and/or books which are geared to the groups level or need.
Literacy Centers
• This is a time when students are engaged differentiated activities around phonemic awareness activities, phonics, comprehension skills, reading and writing
Assessments in Reading
• Alphabet Concepts• Concepts of Print• High Frequency Words Running Record
-Monitor strategies that they are using or not using.
- Monitor their fluency and comprehension
CCLS
• Common Core Reading Standards
Reading Program
•Journeys
• Hardcover Reader/Anthology• Soft cover Practice Book